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Trinity purchased the City Vista apartments in January 2017, and this spring semester marks a full year of Trinity students living in the off-campus complex. Students noted the benefits of living in the apartments,  including increased independence and close proximity to campus, but students also found challenges in the new living space. Despite maintenance issues and the large expense of living at City Vista, students found overall experience to be good. Many of the issues this year have been resolved by the Residential Life staff.  File photo

A year of City Vista: Trials, triumphs and trash

Noelle Barrera April 26, 2018

May marks the end of the first year of Trinity students living in the City Vista apartments on the corner of Hildebrand and Devine. Trinity purchased City Vista in January 2017. In an email to the campus...

Tune in each week for Kathleen Creedon's SGA summaries. SGA meets at 6 p.m. on Mondays in the Waxahachie Room in Coates University Center.

Previously, on SGA: Stop … Honor Time

Kathleen Creedon February 20, 2018

CAMPUS CLIMATE CHECK Junior senator Sarosha Hemani reported instances of creepy men in the City Vista parking lots, as well as the parking lot by Lightner residence hall. President Amulya Deva, junior,...

Sidewalk Symposium: Living on or off campus for seniors?

Sidewalk Symposium: Living on or off campus for seniors?

Gabriella Garriga February 17, 2018

Caleb Barbor, senior finance major, lives in City Vista. “I think City Vista is a good middle ground. When you rent a house, you get more exposed to cooking and things like that, but when you’re...

David Tuttle, dean of students, has taken over as interim director of residential life as the department searches for a  replacement. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer.

ResLife handles busy semester

Kendra Derrig January 23, 2018

The office of Residential Life is kicking off the spring semester with a long to-do list. Along with day-to-day operations dealing with student issues, conducting programming and doing regular administrative...

Broken glass has become an increasingly common sight on campus. There is no known cause. Illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator.

Broken glass raises concern

Bobby Watson November 29, 2017

In the past semester Trinity’s campus has been plagued with cracked windows, shattered display cases and pathways littered with broken glass. From City Vista to Myrtle Hall to the Center for Science...

Making connections reconvenes at City Vista. Photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak

Making Connections reconvenes, bringing networking opportunities for students

Victoria Abad November 16, 2017

Last Thursday, Nov. 9, students, faculty and alumni arrived at the City Vista Apartments in business attire, kicking off an evening of networking for Trinity professionals. Making Connections is the concerted...

photo by Amani Canada

TU focuses on the wrong housing issues

Theresa Ho November 8, 2017

I finally started to read the Campus Master Plan this weekend. Fifty-six pages in, I am humbled by the obvious time and energy the Campus Master Plan Committee put into this document. As it is, Trinity...

Daniel Dahlinger’s car was found vandalized in the City Vista parking garage. Along with his fraternity’s letters, a homophobic slur was keyed into the side of the vehicle. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Homophobic slur keyed into student’s car

Cathy Terrace October 31, 2017

Shock spread through campus as student Daniel Dahlinger, junior engineering science major, shared how someone had keyed a homophobic slur into his car. The event most likely happened on Thursday, Oct....

Melissa Flowers is currently in her 10th year at Trinity. She will relocate to Providence, Rhode Island after this semester to take on the position of senior director of residential education and operations and assistant dean at Brown University. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Melissa Flowers accepts position at Brown University

Kaylie King October 31, 2017

Melissa Flowers, director of Residential Life, has accepted a position at Brown University. Starting in January 2018, Flowers will serve as senior director of residential education and operations and assistant...

Confusion with trash pickup schedules has littered the halls of City Vista. illustration by Andrea Nebhut

City Vista struggles with trash pickup

Kaylie King September 26, 2017

Correction: This article previously described City Vista's intention to monitor surveillance footage as a contradiction of previous statements that Ackerman and Flowers gave to the Trinitonian in early...

The residential life staff clarified that no unusual methods of surveillance are being used to keep an eye on students living at the City Vista apartment complex. Illustration by Yessenia Lopez

Residential Life dispels rumors of hyper-surveillance at City Vista

Cathy Terrace September 12, 2017

Students living at City Vista may be concerned by rumors circulating regarding the use of camera surveillance to catch students committing policy violations. Though one incident did occur this summer,...

MELISSA FLOWERS poses with her two pet dogs in her City Vista living room. Flowers also shares the apartment with her husband and two young children, who frequently visit the pool and hang out in some of the apartment’s lounges and game rooms.
photos by Allison Wolff

Meet your new neighbors: Some members of ResLife live on campus

Emily Elliott August 23, 2017

As you're running down your hall, desperately trying to make it on time to your morning class or hoping to grab your favorite Freshii bowl before the Commons closes, you can expect to pass by some of your...